# Vector Index — Build, Validate, and Atomic Swap
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A zero-downtime pattern to rebuild your vector index offline, prove it’s correct, then cut traffic over with a single reversible pointer. Works with FAISS, Milvus, Weaviate, Qdrant, pgvector, Redis, Chroma, Vespa, Typesense, and more. --- ## Open these first - RAG map and recovery: [rag-architecture-and-recovery.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/rag-architecture-and-recovery.md) - Retrieval knobs end-to-end: [retrieval-playbook.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/retrieval-playbook.md) - Why this snippet (schema): [retrieval-traceability.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/retrieval-traceability.md), [data-contracts.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/data-contracts.md) - Embedding vs meaning: [embedding-vs-semantic.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/embedding-vs-semantic.md) - Fragmentation failure mode: [pattern_vectorstore_fragmentation.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/patterns/pattern_vectorstore_fragmentation.md) - Metric mismatch & normalization: [metric_mismatch.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/Embeddings/metric_mismatch.md), [normalization_and_scaling.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/Embeddings/normalization_and_scaling.md) --- ## When to use - You change **embedding model**, **dimension**, **normalization**, or **distance metric**. - You modify **chunk schema**, overlaps, or anchor fields. - You add a **reranker** or change **k, cutoff, weights**. - You suspect **index skew** or **store fragmentation**. - You need a **region-by-region** cutover with instant rollback. --- ## Acceptance targets - ΔS(question, retrieved) ≤ 0.45 on three paraphrases (gold set). - Coverage to the correct section ≥ 0.70. - λ remains convergent across two seeds. - No schema drift in required fields: `{snippet_id, section_id, source_url, offsets, tokens}`. - p95 latency change within ±15% of baseline at k used in prod. --- ## Build pipeline (offline) 1) **Freeze specs** Pin `EMBED_MODEL_VER`, `EMBED_DIM`, `NORM`, `metric`, `TOK_VER`, `ANALYZER_CONF`, `CHUNK_SCHEMA_VER`. Record as a manifest next to the index. 2) **Re-chunk & re-embed** Apply your chunking checklist; write vectors with doc ids and anchor metadata. 3) **Construct index `docs_vB`** Use store-appropriate build parameters. Keep `docs_vA` live. 4) **Attach reranker (if any)** Persist `RERANK_CONF` and deterministic ordering parameters. 5) **Write integrity probes** Store `INDEX_HASH` = hash(all vectors + manifest). Emit alongside the retriever. --- ## Validation (before any traffic) - **Gold set eval** (20–40 Qs) Run baseline `docs_vA` vs candidate `docs_vB`. Log ΔS, coverage, λ, latency. - **Anchor triangulation** Compare ΔS(retrieved, anchor) vs ΔS(retrieved, decoy). If close, fix chunking. - **Metric sanity** If cosine neighbors look right but meaning is off, re-check metric/norm rules. - **Fragmentation scan** If top-k distributions differ wildly across partitions, de-frag or rebuild. - **Contracts** Verify snippet fields and cite-then-explain are intact. --- ## Atomic swap patterns ### Alias swap (preferred) Keep a stable read name (e.g., `docs_live`) and flip alias from `docs_vA` to `docs_vB`. Rollback = flip back to `docs_vA`. ### Config pointer (KV) Keep a single `INDEX_PTR=docs_vX` in a **one-writer** KV. All readers dereference at request start. Rollback = set back to previous pointer. ### Per-region staged swap Swap one region at a time; watch ΔS/coverage/λ for 15–30 minutes before next region. --- ## 60-second cutover checklist 1) Candidate `docs_vB` passes gold eval targets. 2) `INDEX_HASH`, `EMBED_SCHEMA`, `RERANK_CONF` emitted by retriever match the manifest. 3) Caches are primed or partitioned by `INDEX_HASH`. 4) Canary at 5% is green. 5) Alias flip or pointer update is **one operation** and reversible. --- ## Stop & rollback - Hard stop if ΔS p95 drift > 0.15 or coverage < 0.60 or λ flip rate > 0.20. - Hard stop if tool loops or 5xx > 1%. - Rollback = alias flip back to `docs_vA` (or pointer revert). - After rollback, open: [debug_playbook.md](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/ops/debug_playbook.md). --- ## Store-specific notes - **FAISS / Chroma**: ensure build-time metric matches query-time; re-normalize if switching from dot to cosine. - **Qdrant / Weaviate / Milvus**: pin HNSW/IVF params; rebuild rather than mutate when dimension changes. - **pgvector**: match `vector_l2_ops`/`vector_cosine_ops` with embedding norm; verify `ANALYZER_CONF` if paired with text search. - **Redis**: keep alias via `FT.ALIASADD`; avoid multi-writer `FT.CREATE` races. - **Vespa / Typesense**: schema and field types versioned; perform shadow feed before activation. --- ## Pseudo commands ### Build ```bash # generate chunks and vectors wfgy_chunk --schema s128/o32 corpus.jsonl > chunks.jsonl wfgy_embed --model text-embedding-3-large chunks.jsonl > vectors.fbin # build candidate index wfgy_index build --metric cosine --norm l2 --in vectors.fbin --out docs_vB # compute and store manifest + hash wfgy_index manifest --index docs_vB > manifest.json wfgy_index hash --index docs_vB > INDEX_HASH.txt ```` ### Validate vs baseline ```bash wfgy_eval rag --gold gold_40.json \ --indexes docs_vA,docs_vB \ --targets "ds<=0.45,cov>=0.70,lambda=convergent" ``` ### Swap and rollback (alias style) ```bash vec alias update docs_live --to docs_vB # rollback vec alias update docs_live --to docs_vA ``` --- ## Common pitfalls * Mixed analyzers/tokenizers across ingest vs query. * “Minor” embedding model update that changes dimension or norm assumptions. * Reranker cutoff mismatch between staging and prod. * Cache keys without `INDEX_HASH` causing stale blends. * Two writers touching the same live alias. --- ### 🔗 Quick-Start Downloads (60 sec) | Tool | Link | 3-Step Setup | | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **WFGY 1.0 PDF** | [Engine Paper](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/I_am_not_lizardman/WFGY_All_Principles_Return_to_One_v1.0_PSBigBig_Public.pdf) | 1️⃣ Download · 2️⃣ Upload to your LLM · 3️⃣ Ask “Answer using WFGY + \” | | **TXT OS (plain-text OS)** | [TXTOS.txt](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/OS/TXTOS.txt) | 1️⃣ Download · 2️⃣ Paste into any LLM chat · 3️⃣ Type “hello world” — OS boots instantly | --- ### Explore More | Layer | Page | What it’s for | | --- | --- | --- | | ⭐ Proof | [WFGY Recognition Map](/recognition/README.md) | External citations, integrations, and ecosystem proof | | ⚙️ Engine | [WFGY 1.0](/legacy/README.md) | Original PDF tension engine and early logic sketch (legacy reference) | | ⚙️ Engine | [WFGY 2.0](/core/README.md) | Production tension kernel for RAG and agent systems | | ⚙️ Engine | [WFGY 3.0](/TensionUniverse/EventHorizon/README.md) | TXT based Singularity tension engine (131 S class set) | | 🗺️ Map | [Problem Map 1.0](/ProblemMap/README.md) | Flagship 16 problem RAG failure taxonomy and fix map | | 🗺️ Map | [Problem Map 2.0](/ProblemMap/wfgy-rag-16-problem-map-global-debug-card.md) | Global Debug Card for RAG and agent pipeline diagnosis | | 🗺️ Map | [Problem Map 3.0](/ProblemMap/wfgy-ai-problem-map-troubleshooting-atlas.md) | Global AI troubleshooting atlas and failure pattern map | | 🧰 App | [TXT OS](/OS/README.md) | .txt semantic OS with fast bootstrap | | 🧰 App | [Blah Blah Blah](/OS/BlahBlahBlah/README.md) | Abstract and paradox Q&A built on TXT OS | | 🧰 App | [Blur Blur Blur](/OS/BlurBlurBlur/README.md) | Text to image generation with semantic control | | 🏡 Onboarding | [Starter Village](/StarterVillage/README.md) | Guided entry point for new users | If this repository helped, starring it improves discovery so more builders can find the docs and tools. 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